Hopes and dreams

Let's start off with my new fave pic of my baby:

She's saying it all with her eyes, "Daddy, you're so weird."

She just loves her Boppy.  She is so comfy and cozy :)


With parenthood comes an immense emotional responsibility and it is overwhelming.  I am unstable emotionally anyway but since Lucy was born I am one tear away of going completely insane.  I keep focusing on one thing that I am dreading.  I've said it before - I just don't want her growing up.  She is so cute and tiny and perfect right now; I just want her to stay a baby forever.  Alas, it is impossible for that to happen so I will embrace her growth.  I can't wait to find out who she is going to be.  


There are a few things that I hope for her; a few qualities I hope she inherits from her family members:

I hope she gets her daddy's humility.

I hope she gets her mama's sass... just a little bit of it!

I hope she gets Aunt Mallory's tenacity.

I hope she gets Uncle Greg's humor.

I hope she gets her grandma's level head and work ethic.

I hope she gets her grandpa's warm heart and work ethic.

I hope she gets Aunt Bridget's spunk.

I hope she gets Aunt Monica's smarts.

I hope she gets her poppa's thoughtfulness.

I hope she gets her nana's kindness.

I hope she gets Great-grandpa Frank's fortitude.

I hope she gets her Great-grandma Jo's thankfulness.

I hope she gets her name-sake, Great Granny's ornery-ness.  Just a bit of it ;)

I hope she gets her Great Pappy's hard-headedness.  Just like her daddy, and Grandpa, too!  Not me, though!!! ;) So many people with this quality - let's hope Lucy just has a little bit of it.  Especially since we have the responsibility of raising her and I don't like to hear the word, "no" :)

Lastly, even though he's not "blood", he's still family.  I hope Lucy gets her Uncle Chris's laid-back attitude. :)

If her personality is a motley of all of these great things - we'll be right on track!  Cross your fingers that she keeps the ease that we've experienced thus far throughout her life :)